✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 29.06.2023


1. ENLIVEN (VERB): (हर्षित करना): cheer up
Synonyms: raise someone's spirits, uplift
Antonyms: subdue
Example Sentence:
My visit to my mother had quite clearly enlivened her.


2. PRAGMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (व्यावहारिक): practical
Synonyms: matter-of-fact, realistic
Antonyms: impractical
Example Sentence:
There was no pragmatic solution to the problem.


3. ADVERSARY (NOUN): (प्रतिद्वंद्वी): opponent
Synonyms: rival, enemy
Antonyms: ally
Example Sentence:
Sonia beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals.


4. AFFLICT (VERB): (पीड़ा देना): trouble
Synonyms: bother, burden
Antonyms: comfort
Example Sentence:
His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease.


5. CYNICISM (NOUN): (संदेहवाद): scepticism
Synonyms: doubt, distrust
Antonyms: optimism
Example Sentence:
Her cynicism has influenced me more than I thought.


6. INCONCEIVABLE (ADJECTIVE): (समझ से बाहर): beyond belief
Synonyms: unbelievable, incredible
Antonyms: likely
Example Sentence:
They behaved with inconceivable cruelty.


7. HEFTY (ADJECTIVE): (शक्तिशाली): powerful
Synonyms: violent, hard
Antonyms: feeble
Example Sentence:
He aimed a hefty kick at the door.


8. GLARE (NOUN): (भौह चढ़ाना): scowl
Synonyms: glower, frown
Antonyms: smile
Example Sentence:
She almost gave me a glare of contempt.


9. CRIPPLE (VERB): (खराब करना): ruin
Synonyms: destroy, wipe out
Antonyms: boost
Example Sentence:
The thought of him almost crippled her.

10. BUCK (VERB): (खंडन करना): resist
Synonyms: oppose, contradict
Antonyms: accept
Example Sentence:
The shares bucked the market trend.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 30.06.2023


1. RIGHTEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (न्याय परायण): good
Synonyms: virtuous, upright
Antonyms: improper
Example Sentence:
Feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions.


2 SUBSEQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (आगामी): following
Synonyms: ensuing, succeeding
Antonyms: previous
Example Sentence:
The theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906.


3. DISCERN (VERB): (समझना): perceive
Synonyms: make out, pick out
Antonyms: overlook
Example Sentence:
She could faintly discern the shape of a skull.


4. REPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (दमनकारी): oppressive
Synonyms: authoritarian, despotic
Antonyms: democratic
Example Sentence:
The people are held down by a repressive regime.


5. EXPEDIENT (ADJECTIVE): (लाभकारक): convenient
Synonyms: advantageous, useful
Antonyms: expedient
Example Sentence:
Either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so.


6. DASH (VERB): (जल्दी करना): rush
Synonyms: race, run
Antonyms: dawdle
Example Sentence:
I dashed into the garden.


7. SUBDUED (ADJECTIVE): (निराश): somber
Synonyms: low-spirited, downcast
Antonyms: lively
Example Sentence:
I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.


8. STIFLE (VERB): (दबाना): suppress
Synonyms: smother, restrain
Antonyms: let out
Example Sentence:
She stifled her giggles.


9. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (भिन्न): contrasting
Synonyms: different, differing
Antonyms: homogeneous
Example Sentence:
They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.


10. BELIE (VERB): (खंडन करना): contradict
Synonyms: give the lie to, disprove
Antonyms: reveal
Example Sentence:
His lively, alert manner belied his years.